residential real estate law services
The Parker Law Office provides a wide array of residential real estate law services for both the Buyer and Seller. The law of real property can be complex and hard to understand, but we help break it down in easy-to-understand terms, as well as explain your rights and responsibilities along the way. Because we focus on Real Estate Law, you can be assured we keep abreast of all legal changes in the law and advise you of any changes that might affect your transaction.
Since we are process-driven, we are able to help you navigate the hurdles of real estate transactions smoothly. We are often told by agents and lenders that we identify title issues earlier than other offices which helps make reaching closing a smoother process.
We service a large area and have performed residential work in the following counties: Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, Pitt, Wake, Franklin, Martin, Bertie, Halifax, Northampton, Gates, Vance, Carteret, Durham, Beaufort, Warren, Sampson, Wayne, and Cumberland.
Since we are process-driven, we are able to help you navigate the hurdles of real estate transactions smoothly. We are often told by agents and lenders that we identify title issues earlier than other offices which helps make reaching closing a smoother process.
We service a large area and have performed residential work in the following counties: Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson, Pitt, Wake, Franklin, Martin, Bertie, Halifax, Northampton, Gates, Vance, Carteret, Durham, Beaufort, Warren, Sampson, Wayne, and Cumberland.
legal services for buyers:
To assist the buyer in a real estate transaction, we provide the following services:
Title Searches
In all instances we advise a title search for the following reasons:
Title searches also reveal relevant documents affecting use of property, including:
Surveys
We always recommend obtaining a survey. They are valuable in helping us best determine the effects that certain issues will have on a Buyer's use and enjoyment of the property that are only revealed by a current survey. These may
include:
Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing
Considerations when buying a manufactured home include:
Financed and Cash Closings
We routinely work with both cash closings and a variety of loan types including conventional, FHA, USDA, VA, Seller Financed, 203K, Equity Lines, and Subordinations. As part of this service, we:
In all instances we advise a title search for the following reasons:
- Ensure ownership at closing
- Ensure property parties sign the deed
- Reveal matters to address at closing such as open mortgages, liens, judgments, and ownership issues
- Try to ensure that buyers get what they bargain for based on our understanding of the transaction
- Reveal matters the seller needs to address prior to closing that might affect ownership and enjoyment of the property - these can include but are not always revealed by a title search
Title searches also reveal relevant documents affecting use of property, including:
- Easements for access
- Well agreements
- Driveway agreements
- Party walls
- Restrictive covenants
Surveys
We always recommend obtaining a survey. They are valuable in helping us best determine the effects that certain issues will have on a Buyer's use and enjoyment of the property that are only revealed by a current survey. These may
include:
- Setbacks
- Placement of home
- Access / Driveway Location
- Utility locations
- Shared wells
- Septic locations
- Proper lot descriptions
Mobile Homes and Manufactured Housing
Considerations when buying a manufactured home include:
- Special requirements apply to mobile homes and manufactured housing
- We do DMV title checks when we are advised that a home is manufactured housing to ensure homes are properly titled and clear of liens
- Manufactured homes may need to have a cancellation of titles to real estate
- Whether covenants permit the placement of a manufactured home
- Whether a manufactured home should be titled
Financed and Cash Closings
We routinely work with both cash closings and a variety of loan types including conventional, FHA, USDA, VA, Seller Financed, 203K, Equity Lines, and Subordinations. As part of this service, we:
- Review loan packages to try to ensure signed packages are error-free after closing
- Conduct a post-close review to help reduce the need to re-sign documents
- Attempt to advise of certain lender requirements or property requirements to you or your agent that might delay closing if not addressed in a timely manner
- E-record in many North Carolina counties to ensure quicker recording and enable 24-hour return of deed
- Issue preliminary opinions and final opinions as well as procure title insurance. We are approved attorneys for the following insurers: Investor’s Title, Old Republic, First American, Chicago Title, Stewart Title, WFG, and Fidelity National Title
- Strive to provide settlement statement prior to closing (pending package availability and approval from lender)
- Strive to ensure that your closing is ready when you arrive at your scheduled appointment
- We are Alta Best Practice Compliant
- Offer a secure web portal for clients, realtors and lenders to track your closings and view documents
legal services for sellers:
To assist the seller in a real estate transaction, we provide the following services:
- Draft Deeds, lien waivers, and gather 1099 reporting information as the closing or situation dictates
- Prepare seller documents in a limited engagement when otherwise representing the buyer upon proper consent of the parties and as circumstances allow
- Obtain payoffs of mortgages, equity lines, and judgment liens, as well as overnight payoffs to appropriate creditors
- Prepare releases as needed to release base development deeds of trust and loans
- Strive to provide seller closing statements before the day of closing (pending availability of necessary documents from the buyer’s lender)
- Draft seller financing documents
- Advise on a variety of issues affecting the sale of real estate including access, ownership issues, effect of un-cancelled deeds of trust or liens, and defects in the title that affect marketability and insurability
